Re: IML: Water filter idea

["clark.thomas" <clark.thomas@xxxxxxx>]

>Chris,

 Glad to. the filters and the mounting bracket are very
reasonable to buy( ~35-40 for the bracket and each filter is
5-6 bucks). To add the system to your Imperial, just make a
cut at some point about halfway between where the input hose
runs from the engine block to the firewall.

I mounted both of the systems directly to the passenger side
inner fender well in a spot that was chosen for convenience
and didn't interferew with anything else under the hood. The
mounting brackets are made of aluminum and you have a marked
in and out hose connection. I went to a local hardware store
and used plain plumbing fittings to match up with the hoses.

The only thing to do after putting the filter on the bracket
is just to be aware of the amount of heat comming in the
car. When the heat output of the heater gets low, it's time
to get another filter.

I use a filter made by Baldwin and I bought the filter and
bracket at Cumberland Truck Parts . Their website is
:www.cumberlandtruck.com . You can get any other details
there, I'm sure.

Good Luck!

Clark Thomas






Clark--fantastic tip! Gonna do the same set up on my '66
> Coupe. Can you give me a few more specifics about the
> system you're using and where you installed it in the bay
> 
> 
> From: "clark.thomas" <clark.thomas@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: IML: Smoke on Dash equals Heater Coil leak
> Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 17:33:19 -0500
> Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >This is really a long topic, but I want to add my own
> experience with cooling systems and Imperials. And also
> offer some practical advice about maintaining the cooling
> system on these( or any other) cars.
> 
> I now own two- one is a 1966 Crown that had the typical
> radiator -filled- with- reddish- soup when I first got the
> car about 5 years ago and this mandated a trip to our
> closest shop which just happened to be owned by two guys
> that had been in the radiator business for many years. I
> also have a 1962 LeBaron ( which I am in the selling mode
> now) and it , too had the same glorious mixture in the
> radiator.
> 
> Both of them are now clean-and-green and the one bit of
> advice that has done more to get them that way and also
> keep them that way was what they told me to do. Bill( the
> owner) said go to the closest truck parts store and get a
> water filter system that is used on lots of commerical
> trucks and you will never have a dirty rusty system again.
> I have done that with both and he was absolutely correct.
> 
> The 1966 was a worse mess than the 1962 , and was so bad
> then that he didn't even want to back flush the block(
> don't know why). So I just put on the filter and drove it.
> The filter is mounted on the heater intake hose between
> the engine block and the temp valve on the firewall. So -
> as he said- when the heater didn't heat any more , I'd
> just get another filter and spin it on the system. Over
> about 3 or 4 months I kept looking at the slurry in the
> radiator and I watched as it turned to a beautiful green
> color. The tendency to over heat also went away.
> 
> 
> But the real clincher was just last year when I took the
> car in for replacement of the timing chain. I was there

> right after the water pump was removed( we also replaced
> other stuff) and looked at the insides of the pump and the
>  block and saw a perfectly clear cast iron wall with no
> accumulated crud.
> 
> That was proof enough for me. From now on,any and all my
> classic cars will have water filters.
> 
> FWIW,
> 
> Clark Thomas 
> Custodian for Moparius Maximus(AKA a 1966 Crown 4DRHT) &
> a 1962 LeBaron 4drht( unnamed as of now) 
>



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